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Has anyone else not received their January/February 2012 Computer Pilot issue? I have tried to contact CP twice with no response. Also, their website shows the latest issue as November/December 2011. A Google search did not provide any indication that the magazine had discountined publication. Any news would be appreciated.Thanks.JayGee

Has anyone tried the Addon Converter X available at flightsimtools.com? I have a lot of excellent FS9 scenery I would like to add to FSX if the converter works as advertised.Thanks for anyone's thoughts.JayGee

Thanks both for your responses. They're what I was looking for.JayGee

I am in the process of importing all of my FS9 AI aircraft into FSX. In FS9 it was possible to place the common aircraft night lighting texture files (xxxxxx_l.zip) in the main texture folder so you didn't have to use up disk space by having that night file in each aircraft texture folder. I read an early "how-to" article shortly after FSX was released that a similar approach could be used in FSX but can't find that article. The texture.cfg file in the FSX aircraft texture files allows other folders to be accessed for texture files. I thought about using the main FSX texture folder as in FS9 but don't understand what the exact syntax should be for the entry in the texture.cfg file to direct the system to that folder. Is anyone using that method, what texture folder have you put the night textures in and how does the line read that you entered in the texture.cfg file?Thanks for anyone's help.JayGee

Has anyone tried to access Mike's site recently. Any reference I can find thru Google shows www.pmstone.com but that displays a real esate related site.JayGee

Just installed this scenery with no problem. The automatic installer gave me the option of extracting the files to a temp folder. Before placing the extracted in their folders I "add" them to the original download file using Winzip and then delete the original auto-installer .exe file so I don't have to fool with the auto-installer again.

They can be downloaded at http://projectai.flight1.net. Go to the "Unofficial Files/Schedules" section.JayGee

If you have Ttools, the accompanying documentation pretty well explains exactly how arrival/departure times are used. Regarding departure/arrival times at specific airports, have you gone to that airport's website and checked their online timetable? Compare flight numbers to get a feel for direct/non-stop type of flights to determine intermediate departure/arrival times. Also, go to the airline's website and check their schedules. Many of them have downloadable schedules either in .pdf format or that can be accessed online from your desktop. I have used these several times for creating my own schedules.Hope this helps.JayGee

Have you made sure that you have the proper "atc_parking_codes/types" entered for each aircraft in each aircraft.cfg file for your AI planes? For example (square brackets don't show up around "fltsim.xx" in posted message):{fltsim.0}title=PAI MD81 IBEsim=paimd81v5model= panel=sound=texture=IBEkb_checklists=kb_reference=atc_id=atc_id_color=0xffffffffatc_airline=IBERIAatc_flight_number=atc_parking_codes=IBEatc_parking_types=GATEui_manufacturer=Project AIui_type=MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-81ui_variation=Iberia - Lineas Aereas de Espanaatc_heavy=0description=Project AI MD81 Only for use with AI Traffic!{fltsim.1}title=PAI MD81 DAL_NCsim=paimd81v5model= panel=sound=texture=DAL_NCkb_checklists=kb_reference=atc_id=atc_id_color=0xffffffffatc_airline=Deltaatc_flight_number=atc_parking_codes=DALatc_parking_types=GATEui_manufacturer=Project AIui_type=MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-81ui_variation=Delta Air Lines (new c/s)atc_heavy=0description=Project AI MD81 Only for use with AI Traffic!If you chose the FS9 (FS2004) option when installing the PAI files these codes should have been created, but you might want to check to make sure. Also, apparently the final version FS2004 only recognizes the first value in the "atc_parking_codes & types" fields. So you only need the airline code and one parking type (gate/commercial, ramp/GA, cargo, etc. This is per the document "FS2004ParkingV6.html" which can be downloaded from the Project AI site. It will answer a lot of questions regarding PAI and AI parking.Also, check to make sure that Ttools created the proper "traffic.bgl" file in the scenery/world/scenery folder.Hope this helps.Jaygee

Bill, I also have a GeForce3 Ti200 (Visiontek) using the 44.03 drivers for FS2004. I have most display sliders in the mid to upper range with the frame rate set at 20 and average 14 to 19 fps. My processor is an AMD XP 1600. I have not had any problem with this version.I believe there is also a thread on this site or at the flightsim.com site referring to a discovery regarding the video cards recognized by FS2004 in the display.cfg file in the main FS folder and what to do if your card is not listed (TI200 is not listed). Do a search for video adapters, display.cfg or fs9.cfg to find the thread(s). Which operating system you have also has a bearing. FS2004 on Windows XP systems seemed to benefit the most. I gained 5-6 fps by making the recommended change.Hope this helps.Jeff G.